{"id":9792,"date":"2025-02-26T04:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9792"},"modified":"2025-02-26T06:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:17:18","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-rally-past-boston-bruins-in-thrilling-overtime-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/toronto-maple-leafs-rally-past-boston-bruins-in-thrilling-overtime-comeback","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs Rally Past Bruins in Thrilling Overtime Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/mitch-marner-scores-overtime-winner-vs-boston-bruins-during-nhl-season-2024.jpg\" alt=\"Mitch Marner scores overtime winner vs. Boston Bruins during NHL season 2024\" class=\"wp-image-9793\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maple Leafs defeated the Bruins 5-4 in overtime at TD Garden on Tuesday after overcoming a 3-0 deficit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marner scored the OT winner in the final minute of regulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toronto\u2019s winning streak boosts their Atlantic Division chances, while Boston faces tough decisions ahead of the trade deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday night, the <strong>Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 5-4 in overtime in a dramatic showdown<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Leafs managed to erase a three-goal deficit<\/strong>, with help from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/mitch-marners-double-brings-maple-leafs-first-win-against-utah-hockey-club\">Mitch Marner<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s clutch performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 27-year-old, born in Markham, sealed the game with his second goal of the night, finding the net in the final moments of overtime to complete the comeback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sixth-win-in-seven-games\">Sixth Win in Seven Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The game did not lack its fair share of shifts in the momentum, with Boston striking first just 29 seconds into the game, when David Pastrnak extended his career-best point streak to 15 games, capitalizing on a breakaway and firing a wrister past Toronto\u2019s goalie Anthony Stolarz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bruins continued to dominate early, adding to their lead with Brad Marchand\u2019s power-play goal before Morgan Geekie made it 3-0 midway through the second period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto, however, refused to go down quietly. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/41184\/morgan-rielly\">Morgan Reilly<\/a><\/strong> got the Leafs on the board before <strong>Nicholas Robertson<\/strong>\u2019s third-period wrist shot evened the score at 3-3.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston was quick to answer right back, with Pastrnak netting his second goal of the night to put the Bruins ahead once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With just 46 seconds remaining in regulation, Pontus Holmberg delivered the equalizer in a scramble near the net, sending the game to overtime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto had pulled Stolarz for an extra skater, and Holmberg took full advantage, ensuring the Leafs had a fighting chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In what became a defining moment of the game, Marner was then seen racing in on a breakaway and slipping the puck past Jeremy Swayman, <strong>managing to bag Toronto\u2019s sixth victory in seven games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins | FULL Overtime Highlights - February 25, 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NtQprZMUNEE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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